Educational Robotics Invention Kit (ERIK)

The Educational Robotics Invention Kit (ERIK) provides students with an environment that motivates them to learn abstract computer science concepts in a bid to solve practical problems with physical outcomes. The combination of engineering and programming creates adynamic environment that helps students develop problem-solving skills that involve mathematics, engineering, science and logic.

ERIK consists of intelligent servo motors, sensors, a programmable controller and a range of construction parts allowing students to design, build and program a wide range of robotic systems. The modular hardware has been designed for ease of use, no tools arerequired for construction.

With a wide range of example models including walking humanoid and multi-limbed robots, as well as autonomous wheeled vehicles, students quickly develop the skills needed to build and program their own models.

Typical project activities include:

Languages, machines, and computation

Algorithms and abstraction

Inputs and Outputs

Data, variables and constants

Control structures

Testing and debugging

A series of open ended design projects to allow students to get creative